Roadside Sallow (Metaxaglaea viatica)

Roadside Sallow, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Metaxaglaea viatica, the roadside sallow moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Roadside Sallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Epiglaea decliva
Epiglaea apiata
Vargalorta nawae
Agrochola nitida
Sericaglaea signata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metaxaglaea
Species: Metaxaglaea viatica

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